Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ripple Labs Inc. et al.

  1. September 14, 2022

    Pro-Crypto Group Asks To Weigh In On SEC's Ripple Suit

    The cryptocurrency advocacy group Chamber of Digital Commerce asked Wednesday to file an amicus brief in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's dispute with Ripple Labs, indicating the chamber would urge the court to conclude that the subject of an investment contract, such as digital assets, should be evaluated separately from the contract itself.

  2. July 26, 2022

    SEC Objects To Ripple's Attempt To Hide Financial Info

    Ripple Labs shouldn't be able to seal certain financial data as it challenges testimony from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission expert witnesses, the agency told a New York federal court in the latest dispute in the parties' long-running battle.

  3. July 20, 2022

    SEC, Ripple Spar Over Token Holders' Role In Court Battle

    A group of crypto token holders seeking to weigh in on a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission expert's report has become the latest flashpoint in the agency's case against blockchain company Ripple Labs, as both sides sparred over the token holders' proper role.

  4. July 13, 2022

    Judge Slams SEC's 'Hypocrisy' In Ripple Discovery Battle

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is trying to have it both ways in its fight to shield early drafts of former official Bill Hinman's speech about cryptocurrencies, but it must hand them over to blockchain company Ripple, a U.S. magistrate judge has found.

  5. July 11, 2022

    Witness Harassment In SEC's Ripple Case Spurs Redactions

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may conceal some information about an expert witness in its lawsuit against cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs because the witness was being harassed, but some of the SEC's requests go too far, a New York federal judge found Monday.

  6. May 16, 2022

    SEC Can't Shield Ex-Official's Speech Drafts, Ripple Says

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can't use attorney-client privilege to shield early drafts of former official Bill Hinman's speech about cryptocurrencies, since Hinman gave the speech in his personal capacity, Ripple Labs told a New York federal court.

  7. May 02, 2022

    SEC Pushes To Shield Former Director's Speech Drafts

    Ripple shouldn't be allowed to see early drafts of former SEC official Bill Hinman's 2018 speech about cryptocurrencies since those documents are protected by attorney-client privilege, the SEC told a New York federal court.

  8. April 20, 2022

    Judge Denies Ripple's Attempt To Strike SEC Expert's Report

    A federal magistrate judge in New York has blocked an attempt by cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs Inc. to strike an expert report from the SEC in its suit claiming that the company sold billions of unregistered tokens, but the court said the agency mishandled its serving of the report, and ordered it to pay some of the company's expenses.

  9. March 11, 2022

    Ripple Execs Lose Bid To Nix SEC Suit But Keep Key Defense

    A New York federal judge said Friday that Ripple's top executives will have to face the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's individual claim against them, but denied the agency's bid to strike a key defense in the closely watched crypto enforcement case.

  10. January 14, 2022

    Ripple Gets Trickle Of SEC Docs From Privilege Challenge

    Ripple Labs won access to only a small portion of a trove of U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission documents the agency claimed are privileged, as discovery in the most closely watched enforcement case in the crypto industry enters its final month.